The early polities were typically made up of three-tier social structure:
a nobility class, a class of "freemen",
and a class of dependent debtor-bondsmen:[7][8]
Datu (ruling class)
Maginoo (noble class,
where the datu ascends from)
Maharlika (Warrior class)[20]
Timawa (freemen)
Alipin (dependent class),
classified into aliping namamahay (serfs)
and aliping saguiguilid (slaves) (1 jan 900 ano – 1 jan 1560 ano)